Q: Is 120,017,387 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 120,017,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 120,017,387 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 120017387 can be evenly divided by 1 7 53 59 371 413 3,127 5,483 21,889 38,381 290,599 323,497 2,034,193 2,264,479 17,145,341 and 120,017,387, with no remainder.

Since 120,017,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 120,017,387, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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